East Branch Rock Creek, Ohio

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East Branch Rock Creek
Bigham Creek, Bigham Ditch
Data
Water code US1065992
location Seneca County , Ohio , USA
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Rock Creek  → Sandusky River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source at Republic (Ohio)
41 ° 5 ′ 50 "  N , 82 ° 59 ′ 35"  W.
Source height 280.4  m
muzzle in Rock Creek coordinates: 41 ° 3 '53 "  N , 83 ° 5' 31"  W 41 ° 3 '53 "  N , 83 ° 5' 31"  W.
Mouth height 245.9  m
Height difference 34.5 m
Bottom slope 3.5 ‰
length 9.8 km
Catchment area 21.23 km²

The East Branch Rock Creek (also known as Bigham Creek or Bigham Ditch ) is a small river in Seneca County , in the northern US state of Ohio , in the United States . Its length is 9.8 kilometers, the height above sea level of the source is 280.4 meters (mouth 245.9 meters). The catchment area covers 21.23 square kilometers. It later flows into Rock Creek .

The closest localities include Tiffin and Bloomville .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Doctor HF Raup Ohio Place Names Research File
  2. ^ Doctor HF Raup Ohio Place Names Research File
  3. Gazetteer of Ohio Streams ( Memento from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB)
  4. ^ East Branch Rock Creek (Ohio) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey